A computer program for the identification of helicopter impulsive noise sources

Abstract

A computer program is presented for calculating the source location of implusive noise in helicopters. The program (INSL) is written in FORTRAN for the CDC 7600 computer. Inputs are the rotor operating conditions and the time intervals (T) between rotor 1/rev index and impulsive noises as measured by different microphones. The outputs are the possible noise source locations in terms of rotor radial and azimuthal coordinates. Typical computer time for a run of six microphone measurements is 1.5 sec, and the cost is about 12 cents for the CDC 7600.